Music at Radford
Radford graduates about 18 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 287th of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Nearby in the music ranking
Other strong majors at Radford
- Art, music & theater 62 · #386
- Education 62 · #303
- Theater & drama 61 · #228
- Health & pre-med fields 60 · #399
- Art & design 60 · #334
- Communications & media 58 · #394
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Radford with every school we score in music. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.